Would love to see this get off the ground:
Gregory Kurtzer says:
I am considering creating another rebuild of RHEL and may even be able
to hire some people for this effort. If you are interested in helping,
please join the HPCng slack (link on the website hpcng.org).
Greg
(original founder of CentOS)
https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/#comment-183642
On Tue, 8 Dec 2020, Strahil Nikolov via CentOS wrote:
If anyone is considering to fork CentOS 8 (I'm not talking about that
"Stream"), count me in.
Otherwise I will switch to openSUSE Leap. At least they are not pushing
me some testing ground.
Best Regards,
Strahil Nikolov
В 12:07 -0500 на 08.12.2020 (вт), Phelps, Matthew написа:
I still haven't seen an answer to the question, "Who made this
decision?"
and, "How can we lobby to get it changed?"
On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:06 AM Rich Bowen <rbowen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The future of the CentOS Project is CentOS Stream, and over the
> next
> year we’ll be shifting focus from CentOS Linux, the rebuild of Red
> Hat
> Enterprise Linux (RHEL), to CentOS Stream, which tracks just ahead
> of a
> current RHEL release. CentOS Linux 8, as a rebuild of RHEL 8, will
> end
> at the end of 2021. CentOS Stream continues after that date,
> serving as
> the upstream (development) branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
>
> Meanwhile, we understand many of you are deeply invested in CentOS
> Linux
> 7, and we’ll continue to produce that version through the remainder
> of
> the RHEL 7 life cycle.
> https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates
>
> CentOS Stream will also be the centerpiece of a major shift in
> collaboration among the CentOS Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This
> ensures SIGs are developing and testing against what becomes the
> next
> version of RHEL. This also provides SIGs a clear single goal,
> rather
> than having to build and test for two releases. It gives the CentOS
> contributor community a great deal of influence in the future of
> RHEL.
> And it removes confusion around what “CentOS” means in the Linux
> distribution ecosystem.
>
> When CentOS Linux 8 (the rebuild of RHEL8) ends, your best option
> will
> be to migrate to CentOS Stream 8, which is a small delta from
> CentOS
> Linux 8, and has regular updates like traditional CentOS Linux
> releases.
> If you are using CentOS Linux 8 in a production environment, and
> are
> concerned that CentOS Stream will not meet your needs, we encourage
> you
> to contact Red Hat about options.
>
> We have an FAQ - https://centos.org/distro-faq/ - to help with your
> information and planning needs, as you figure out how this shift of
> project focus might affect you.
>
> [See also: Red Hat's perspective on this.
>
> https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux
> ]
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